In the early morning hours of April 29, 2014, Ingala-Whiting responded to a Craigslist advertisement posted by Francesco Bonomolo, 47, of Mission Viejo, in which he solicited a sexual encounter, the DA’s office stated.

Ingala-Whiting murdered Bonomolo by stabbing him with a knife multiple times while in the victim’s residence, according to the statement. Days later, on May 4, an acquaintance went to the victim’s home at the Vista Real Apartments at 27260 Los Altos in Mission Viejo and discovered his body, officials said.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department investigated the case and arrested the assailant in San Diego County on May 12, 2014.